Bath-tub.



L. M HooPEn. BATH TUB.

APPLICATION FILED APR. 5. 1915.

Patented May 22,1917.`

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BATH-TUB.

Specification of LettersPatent. l

Patented May22, 1917.

Application led Apr1'5, 1915. Serial No.l 19,139.

To all .whom t may concern:

Be it known that I, Louis M. HooPER, a

citizen of Athe United States, residing at Rutherford, in the county of Essex and State of New Jersey, have invented certain 4new and useful Improvements in Bath- -Tubs, of which the following is a specifica.-

. tion.

' .to the tub body.

My .invention relates to new and useful improvements in bath tubs, and more particularly contemplates an improved leg construction and means for attaching the same The primary object of the invention is to provide improved means for attaching a leg to a bath tub so that theleg will be freeto adjust itself into proper engagement with the tubwhen supporting the latter, and also so as to be securely attached thereto against displacement in use. to provide improved means for attaching a le@r to a tub which will permit all of thel legs being attached to and held onV the tub while the latter is in Aan inverted position in such manner that the legs will not be detachedA from the'tub; when the latter is turned over into upright position to be supported-by the legs.

The invention conslsts in the improvements-to be more fully described hereinafter and the novelty of which will be particularly pointed out and distinctly claimed.

I have fully and clearly illustrated my invention in the accompanying drawings, to be taken as a part of this specication and wherein:

Figure 1 is a transverse section through a bath tub, and a legattached thereto, and embodying my present invention.

Fig. 2 is a section on the line 2-2 of Fig. 1.

Referring to the drawings by characters of reference, 1 designates a portion of the shell of a bath tub consisting of the bottom portion 2 and a side or end wall 3, said bottom and side wall beingjoined by a curved lower edge portion l. The tub may be, and preferably is, of the type constructed in one piece of cast iron and having an enamel inner coating. On the bottom of the tub adjacent the curved portion 2, and, preferably cast integral with the shell of the tub, is a depending lug 5, the same being formed with outer and inner inclined faces 6, 7, respectively, directed inward of the tub from said curved portion 4, so that the A further object `is longitudinal axis ofl the lug is directedI away from said curved surface 4, whereby the lug projects inward and downward for a purpose to be presently set forth. Surrounding the baseof the lug member, the

bottom of the tub may be formed with a f b earingface 8 for a purposeto be presently set forth. y i

` -9 designates a leg member, the lower end portion of which is ,adapted to rest upon thefloor, said leg being provided'with an attaching member 10 extending in substantially horizontal position and adapted to projectinward beneath` the bottom of the tub, said ,leg being also provided with an upward extending bracing4 member 11, the latter being Vprovided with an inner curved face 12 at its upper end to engage the curved portion 4 ofthe tub when the 'latter' is in supported position. The member 10, heretofore mentioned, isyprovided on. its inner end, orzthat end which projects beneath the tub, with a vertical opening 13 adapted to .receive the lug 5, heretofore described, said opening being preferably provided at its outer edge with an 'inclined lface lll which may engage the inclined face 7 on the lug so that, when the weight of the tub 'is eX- erted upon the leg, `the latter will move upward and outward so that the member 11 will be adjusted into proper engagement with the curved surface l of the tub. The

opening 13 is-of such size and proportions as to loosely fit said lug so that the leg will be free to move relative to the lug to permit the adjustment just described. The said opening 13 is preferably made of such a length from front to rear that the innermost edge 15 of said opening, when the leg is in supporting position, will take position above the lowermost portion of the inclinedV face 6, and 'is adapted to engage said face 6 to assist in causing the proper adjustment of the leg, inasmuch as the member 10 will be caused to ride up the leg into supporting engagement with the bottom ofthe tub. Y If desired, the inclined face 14.- may be provided with a transverse recess 16 to receive a wedge pin 16a to provide a rigid engagement between the member 10 and the lug after the leg has moved relative to the lug into supporting position, but this recess and wedge may be omitted if desired.

I provide a simple and efficient means for securing the legs in engagement with the lugs, so that, when the tub is being installed,

it may be inverted so as to be bottom uppermost and all of the legs attached thereto, and afterward the tub may be righted to the desired position without danger of the legs becoming displaced and dropping off during the turning of the tub. This may take a number of forms specifically,-but I prefer to make the lug of such length as tol have its lower end project below the lower face of the member 10, and provide the lower projecting end of the lug withL a transverse opening 17, also located beneath the member 10 and adapted to receive a cotter pin 18, preferably of the split spring type. It will be seen that, by this arrangement, when the tub is inverted, the legs may all be placed in position and attached to the lugs by the cotter pins, after which the tub may be turned or righted without danger of the legs becoming displaced and dropping off, as they will be held by said cotter pins. The means described for Vattaching the legs to the lugs is particularly advantageous because it does not interfere with the free movement of the leg in adjusting itself toV the outer contour of the tub, so that the latter will rest solidly on the legs without strains'tending to crack the lug, the tub, or

the enamel in the latter.

A further advantage of the invention is that there is no wedging action between the leg and the tub which is liable to increase under the weight of the tub, and thereby engage the side of the tub and also having an extension adapted to project beneath the tub and formed with an opening extending therethrough to receive said lug.

2. In combination, a tub having at its base a depending lug formed with substantially parallel inclined faces, a leg having an up- A A wardly projecting extension adapted to engage the side of the tub and also having an extension adapted to project beneath the tub and formed with an opening extending therethrough to receive said lug, a wall of said opening having a recess therein, and

a wedge in said recess and coacting with the opposite wall of said opening to exert a compressional force upon the lug on a line below and substantially parallel with the base of the tub.

In testimony whereof I have hereunto signed my name in the presence of two subscribing witnesses.

LOUIS M. HOOPER. Witnesses:

M. E. MONINCH, C. G. HEYLMUN.

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